Ancient History (IRE)
Ancient History (IRE) is 2 from 5. Hasn't won since Sep 2016.
- 2–5Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 3 (60%)Placed
- +15.50£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 2.30Fair A/E n=5 · 1.91 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)longest 67 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 73
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Good | 2,388 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | 2 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,288 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 583 | 87 | 14.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,073 | 593 | 14.6% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,985 | 476 | 15.9% | +1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,074 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 181 | 21 | 11.6% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Victor Ludorum (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Victor Ludorum (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Ludorum (GB) | 14 | 5 | 1m | Group 1 |
| Mary Tudor (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m2f | Listed |
| Turning Times (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Ages Of Man (IRE) | 15 | 0 | — | — |
| Pearl Of Hope (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sahara Gold (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Praetoria (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 2 | 50% | +16.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +18.50 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +12.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickael Barzalona | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Vincent Cheminaud | 1 | 1 | 100% | +15.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Oct 16+12d | Newmarket | Godolphin Stud And Stable Staff Awards Darley Stakes (Group 3) | 6/8 | shd | 8-13 | 96 | 73A | 88A | Mickael Barzalona | 11/1 |
| 26 Sep 16+48d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix Le Pacha (Conditions) (3yo) (Round) (Turf) | 1/7 | 9-0 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 7/2 | |
| 09 Aug 16+23d | Deauville (FR) | Prix des Chaumieres (Conditions) (3yo) (Turf) | 4/5 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 9/5 |
| 17 Jul 16+67d | Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | Prix de la Ville du Pecq (Prix Motrico) (Conditions) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Straight) (Turf) | 1/11 | 8-9 | — | — | — | Vincent Cheminaud | 15/1 | |
| 11 May 16 | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Prix Gyges (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) | 3/12 | hd | 9-2 | — | — | — | Mickael Barzalona | 21/10F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ancient History won?
- Ancient History (IRE) won 2 of 5 archived starts in 2016, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trained Ancient History?
- Ancient History (IRE) was trained by A Fabre on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 8 October 2016.
- Who is Ancient History's sire?
- Ancient History (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Antiquities (GB), whose sire is Kaldounevees.
- What going does Ancient History prefer?
- Ancient History (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ancient History's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 8 October 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Ancient History's sire's record?
- Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,413 runs since Apr 2009 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,288. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
- Who are Ancient History's siblings?
- Out of Antiquities (GB), Ancient History (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Victor Ludorum (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Victor Ludorum (GB)). The wins came over 1m–1m2f. As at Nov 2026.